GILAS PILIPINAS: FINAL LINE UP FOR THE 2019 FIBA WORLD CUP ANNOUNCED

The final line up of the Gilas Pilipinas for the 2019 World Cup was announced yesterday after their last tune up match against the Adelaide 69ers of Australia. Coach Yeng Guiao  choose a mix of veterans and young blood to comprise the 12 players going to Foshan, China this week.

Only 5 holdovers from the 2014 World Cup team was picked - naturalized player Andray Blatche, Gabe Norwood, PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo, Japeth Aguilar and Paul Lee.

Also making the cut are players from the World Cup Qualifiers Raymond Almazan, Mark Barroca, Troy Rosario, Roger Pogoy and the comebacking Kiefer Ravena, whose suspension ended over the weekend. Two PBA rookies will wlso be debuting in the world cup - Robert Bolick and CJ Perez.

Our Gilas Pilipinas line-up for the 2019 FIBA World Cup is COMPLETE! 🇵🇭 #SBP #GilasPilipinas #LabanPilipinas #ParaSaBayan #PilipinasGotGame #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/rtqXbDppbr

— SBP (@officialSBPinc) August 25, 2019

The Philippines will be part of Group D and will play the group stage at the International Sports and Cultural Arena in Foshan, China. The schedule of Gilas for the group stage is in the tweet below and will be shown live in ESPN 5:

Here’s the official game schedule of GILAS PILIPINAS for the upcoming FIBA WORLD CUP 2019 Group D against Italy, Serbia & Angola. GAME ON!! 🇵🇭👊🏻 #LabanPilipinas #PUSO #PilipinasGotGame #FIBAWC2019 pic.twitter.com/vUsBxC1j3s

— KuwentongGilas (@KuwentongGilas) August 19, 2019